Peter Crouch backs Jack Grealish to Man City switch and insists Aston Villa and England star can ‘slot straight into Pep Guardiola’s group’

Peter Crouch has advised talkSPORT Jack Grealish would slot straight into Pep Guardiola’s Man City group, and that there could be no restrict for the England star if he strikes to the Etihad.

The Premier League legend and former Villa striker joined the station to react to the gorgeous information that Grealish is near becoming a member of the champions in a £100million deal.

The Villans have publicly insisted the 25-year-old, who has 4 years left on his contract, just isn’t on the market.

Nonetheless, talkSPORT understands Grealish’s transfer to City is ‘pretty much as good as finished’, with Aston Villa ready to just accept a British-record £100m payment for his or her star man and captain.

And whereas the Villa Park trustworthy will likely be gutted, and a few offended, to lose their talisman and homegrown hero, Crouch insists the midfielder deserves his large transfer.

The ex-striker additionally believes the vast majority of Villa followers will perceive and won’t be offended over his exit, and expects Grealish to get higher and higher after his transfer to the highest degree.

Talking to talkSPORT’s Ian ‘The Moose’ Abrahams at a Paddy Energy occasion on Friday, Crouchy mentioned: “I’ve heard the rumours, Jack is a high participant, I simply completely love watching him and I believe he’d be an ideal match for Man City.

“He’s somebody who enjoys taking the ball and together with his confidence, I simply assume he’d slip straight in there. If that’s the case and he goes there, I believe it’s a terrific signing for City.

“At Villa he’s the principle man and he will get extra freedom now than he would at Man City, and he should do his defensive duties, however I don’t assume he shrinks them in any respect.

“I believe he’s an entire participant, and Pep Guardiola will perceive he’s a high participant. Sure he’s a free spirit and he’s going to do issues at instances the place he may lose the ball, however that’s what you get from high gamers, they need to attempt various things.”

The reviews have put a contemporary spin on Villa’s signing of Emiliano Buendia from Norwich, with ideas the membership signed the Championship Participant of the Season as a Grealish alternative having all the time anticipated the skipper to go away.

Crouch added: “I believe the writing’s on the wall [for Aston Villa].

“I believe as a Villa fan you’d maybe perceive him eager to play for a membership the place he’s going to win a lot of trophies.

“That’s no disrespect to Villa, I believe they’ve finished fantastically properly, the supervisor has finished a terrific job and the recruitment has been excellent.

“However with Jack, he’s a high participant and I believe he deserves to play for a facet that’s going to win trophies.

“I hung out with Jack just lately and at first he’s a terrific lad, and he’s a terrific participant in fact, however I believe he’s somebody who thrives off stress and the upper he goes the extra I really feel like he’ll succeed.

“That’s why I used to be upset to not see him begin within the first recreation on the Euros for England, as a result of I simply really feel like the upper he goes, the extra he’s going to adapt and develop into higher.

“I believe he’s actually going to kick on as soon as he goes to a high high facet and performs Champions League and worldwide soccer extra frequently.”